Meet the Cast of Tick, Tick...BOOM!

At Stage 1 , we find it extremely important to bring to our audiences the highest quality talent Richmond has to offer. That was certainly clear in our Ragtime: In Concert event and our season opener, Tick, Tick...BOOM! is no different.

When selecting the Stage 1 opener, I definitely had an idea of which actors I wanted to be in the three-person cast. I am thrilled to say that I was fortunate enough to land all three of those actors - Brett Ambler, Audra Honaker, and Durron M. Tyre. Each of these performers have already made quite a name for themselves on the boards in Richmond and having the opportunity to work with each of them is a dream come true for any Artistic Director.

I thought you might want to get an idea of who each of these individuals are - I am sure that is you have ever seen theatre in Richmond, you have come to know them very well. You won't want to miss a moment of their work here at Stage 1.

Brett Ambler has been working in Richmond theatre since christmas of 2004 when he appeared in The Man Who Came To Dinner with many notables at Barksdale Theatre. Since then he has played The Cat in The Hat (Seussical The Musical) and Snoopy (You're A Good Man Charlie Brown) on Theatre IV's Empire stage. In addition to performing 5 different showsBusch Gardens Williamsburg he performed in The Drawer Boy (Miles) on the Barksdale Stage and has also held many roles at Swift Creek Mill Theatre including Peter Van Daan (The Diary Of Anne Frank), Sparky (Forever Plaid/Plaid Tidings), Jesus (Cotton Patch Gospel), Joseph (...Dreamcoat), and Bobby Strong (Urinetown). Brett is honored and excited to be a part of the debut performance at Stage 1. Brett wishes to thank his parents and family for their continued support.

Audra Honaker Regional credits include Once Upon a Mattress, There Goes the Bride, Urinetown: The Musical, Steel Magnolias, The Miracle Worker, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Taffetas, Lucky Stiff (Swift Creek Mill Theatre); The Secret Garden, Sing Down the Moon, Seussical: The Musical, The Jungle Book (Theatre IV) The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre at Bolling-Haxall House); Swingtime Canteen (Barksdale Theatre Hanover Tavern) The Crucible, The 1940's Radio Hour, Anything Goes, Where's Charley?, Brooklyn Boy, Into the Woods (Barksdale Theatre Willow Lawn). Audra is honored to be a part of the premiere production of Stage 1. Please enjoy the show.

Durron M. Tyre is a graduate of the University of Richmond with a BA in Theate Performance. Durron was last seen as Paul in Richmond Triangle Players production, Four Queens in Hawaiian Shirts. Durron had the privilege to tour with Theatre IV's children's theatre in Songs from the Soul, A Christmas Carol, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He is delighted to working on the first production at Stage 1. Favorite Roles: Ferdinand in The Tempest (URTheatre), Billy Crocker in Anything Goes (Hampton Theatre Co.), Tank in Zanna Don't (Richmond Triangle Players), Seymour Krelbourn in Little Shop ofHorrors (Dogwood Dell), and Jinx in Forever Plaid and Plaid Tidings (Swift Creek Mill Theatre). In the day, he is currently a teacher for SPARC.

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See you at Stage 1!

- Chase K.